Robert Timberg

Hail and Farewell Just when you thought it would never end, the nation's quadrennial exercise in democracy has mercifully run its course. We at Proceedings salute the survivor, uh, victor ...

Marine Green to Navy Blue You know what they say about the strapping young kid coming up from the bush leagues? Don't tell him he's the next Mickey Mantle. Too ...

Protecting Our Shores The lion's share of articles in this issue of Proceedings involves maritime homeland security. Admiral Thad Allen, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, kicks things off witha ...

(click here to view the print version) Something I Wish I'd Said Last month, after publication of the Coast Guard issue in which we annually celebrate the birthday of the ...

Join the Debate A few months ago, I mentioned to the SOUTHCOM Commander, Admiral Jim Stavridis, that I was looking for ways to encourage active duty service members—enlisted and officers ...

Bob Gates Doesn't Do Mop-Up When President Bush tapped Robert Gates to be Secretary of Defense in November 2006, a huge sigh of relief rippled through the military establishment and ...

Now Pitching for Proceedings — Bullet Bob Feller! With this issue we launch a new monthly feature that we hope will entertain, inform, and inspire. We also hope it will ...

Whew! They say never let them see you sweat, so my staff and I have been in hiding for the past few days as we put the finishing touches on ...

A Tasting Menu This month, we have no focus, no theme for the magazine. This is by design, not a reflection of burned-out editorial imaginations. Not all stories fit into ...

Hands Across the Water Back in 1981, a Marine and two Sailors—editor-in-chief Clay Barrow Jr., senior editor Paul Stillwell, and managing editor Fred Rainbow—hatched a great idea that continues to ...

The Sword and the Olive Branch I feel confident you'll find this month's Proceedings , our annual Surface Warfare issue, bubbling over with fresh ideas and perceptive commentary. We lead ...